Zen koans can be useful and fun once we learn to enter them without too much fuss.

In this five day workshop we will study, meditate on, and practice with key stories from the classical collection of 100 Chinese Zen koans, The Book of Serenity (main translation by Thomas Cleary, first published by Shambhala in 1998). For participants, copies will be available of the particular stories we are using as we write and talk about this classic text. Our focus will be on how to enhance our own life experiences with dynamic koan practice, that is, to deepen awareness of our problems and make them more interesting and fruitful.